El Enemigo is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcast in 1979. This soap opera was televised on weekends only. It was a remake of the telenovela of the same name of 1961 starred by Augusto Benedico and Luz María Aguilar.
The story is set in ancient Thailand. Kalong is the most beautiful girl in the village. She has been in love with Mai, a poor boy who grew up in the temple without any relatives. He intends to work hard in order to ask for Kalong’s hand in marriage from Mae Kloy, despite the fact that Mae Kloy does not want Mai as her son-in-law. She finds the fact that Mai is poor disgusting, so she forces Kalong to become Chote’s wife instead. Chote is known as a thug, he’s the son of Chuang, a rich elder in the village. Mae Kloy has debts that she owes Chuang from gambling, so when Chuang comes to collect them she suggests that Kalong become Chote’s wife to wipe the debt completely. But Kalong refuses to give up on her love, and no matter what, she will do anything to be with Mai forever.
To save her sister, Xu Qinghuan becomes He Xiao’s lover. When his first love, Zhao Xiwan, and rival Qin Hao plot against her, leading to her sister’s death, Xu Qinghuan ends the relationship. Realizing his true feelings, He Xiao exposes the culprits and relentlessly pursues Xu Qinghuan, seeking love and justice.
Some likay leading actors become millionaires, while many others struggle to make ends meet, earning only a few hundred in times of hardship. As globalization threatens to erase cultural traditions, he remains steadfast, driven by his love and deep pride in Thai likay performing arts.
Meu Amor is a Portuguese telenovela which aired from October 19, 2009 to October 23, 2010 on TVI. The show won the 2010 International Emmy award for best telenovela.